The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 3/5 Softball selected to participate in 25th all-time NCAA Tournament
05.11.2025 | Softball
Longhorns earn sixth seed for second time in program history, first since 2012
AUSTIN, Texas – As a reward for finishing third in the toughest softball conference as well as earning multiple key non-conference victories, The University of Texas softball program was selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA Division I Softball Championship, marking the 25th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance for the Longhorns.
Texas was selected as the nation's sixth seed, marking the third consecutive season the Longhorns have earned a national seed – 1 through 16 – which is the second longest streak since earning four national seeds from 2010 to 2013.
Texas (46-10) has a 22-3 record at Red & Charline McCombs Field this season and has won five of its last six home games, including wins in the last four consecutive highlighted by a three-game sweep of Kentucky to end the regular season.
The Longhorns will open the Austin Regional against Eastern Illinois, which won the Ohio Valley Conference by scoring from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth against SIUE, at 3:30 p.m. CT on Friday, May 16. It'll mark the first time Texas and EIU have met on a softball diamond since March 16, 2018, when the Panthers earned a 5-1 victory in Charleston, S.C.
UCF is slated to make its first-ever trip to the Forty Acres this weekend after earning an at-large berth out of the Big 12 Conference. The Knights and Longhorns have met just four times with all four occurrences happening in the Sunshine State, including a three-game conference series in Orlando when Texas was a member of the Big 12 last season.
Michigan is returning to Austin for the first time since February 2018, when the Wolverines and Longhorns split a two-game tilt with each team shutting the other out to earn the victory. The two programs last tangled on Feb. 29, 2020, when Texas earned a 1-0 victory in Fullerton, Calif.
The winner of the Austin Regional will advance to face the winner of the Clemson Regional, which is hosted by Clemson, for a three-game series that begins on Friday, May 23rd.
NCAA Austin Regional Schedule
Friday, May 16
Game 1 – No. 3 Michigan (38-19) vs. No. 2 UCF (33-22-1), 1 p.m. CT – ESPN2
Game 2 – No. 4 Eastern Illinois (34-20) vs. No. 1 Texas (46-10), 3:30 p.m. CT – ESPN+
Saturday, May 17
Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 p.m. CT – TBD
Game 4 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2:30 p.m. CT – TBD
Game 5 – Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 5 p.m. CT – TBD
Sunday, May 18
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 3, 12 p.m. CT – TBD
Game 7 (if necessary) – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 2:30 p.m. CT – TBD
NCAA AUSTIN REGIONAL TICKET INFORMATION
The priority deadline for Softball season ticket holders to request NCAA postseason tickets was May 2. Longhorn Foundation donors at the Icon Level ($500+) or higher have access to purchase all-session tickets for the NCAA Austin Regional beginning Monday, May 12 at 8 a.m. Central by logging in to their account. If any additional all-session tickets remain available, they will go on sale online at TexasLonghorns.com/Tickets beginning Tuesday, May 13 at 8 a.m. Central. All-session general admission tickets are $24 apiece.
If available, a limited amount of single-session tickets will go on sale online at TexasLonghorns.com/Tickets beginning Wednesday, May 14 at Noon.
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